Today’s political headlines includes Johnson pledging Australian-style immigration system, social care bosses warn that services may be cut, new plan to block n0-deal Brexit and pro-cannabis Tory group is funded by cannabis manufacturers.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
Johnson pledges Australian-style immigration system Social care bosses warn that services may be cut New plan to block no-deal Brexit Pro-cannabis Tory group is funded by cannabis manufacturers Johnson plans to turn on the \u2018spending taps\u2019 with Javid as Chancellor Hunt pledges to protect pensioners\u2019 free TV licence Williamson readmitted by Labour Party conference recess may be scrapped
\n<\/strong>According<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0The Daily Telegraph<\/em>, Boris Johnson has promised that he will bring in an Australian-style points-based immigration system in order to restore \u2018public faith\u2019. Migrants won\u2019t be allowed to \u2018cut ahead in the queue\u2019 by taking jobs which could be done by British workers and won\u2019t be entitled to benefits when they first arrive in the UK. He also called for the country to be \u2018much more open\u2019 to highly-skilled immigrants, but didn\u2019t say what his immigration target would be as he wanted to consult the Migration Advisory Committee.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Guardian<\/em>\u00a0carries details<\/a>\u00a0of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services\u2019 annual survey, which warns that the social care system is \u2018not only failing financially, it is failing people\u2019, putting them at risk of being denied basic support. Without urgent funding guarantees, local authorities might have to start decommissioning services this autumn. The association is calling for an urgent cross-party agreement.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Times<\/em>\u00a0says<\/a>\u00a0that Dominic Grieve and Margaret Beckett are putting forward a plan to block Government spending if the new Prime Minister attempts a no-deal Brexit without Parliament\u2019s approval. The move, expected to be backed by Labour in Tuesday\u2019s vote, would make approval of the latest \u2018estimates\u2019 (Government expenditure) on policies including schools, benefits and aid contingent on MPs approving either a deal or no-deal.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The\u00a0Daily Mail<\/em>\u00a0reports<\/a>\u00a0that a new pro-cannabis legalisation group, the Conservative Drug Policy Reform Group, is to launch today, chaired by the MP Crispin Blunt. The group, which is not affiliated to the party, has received \u00a3400,000 from firms which sell cannabis for recreational and medicinal use in Canada and the USA.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The\u00a0Financial Times<\/em>\u00a0says<\/a>\u00a0that Sajid Javid is emerging as Boris Johnson\u2019s \u2018favoured choice\u2019 of Chancellor, as he has worked at the Treasury before and has links to the City. A source close to the Johnson campaign told the paper that Johnson \u2018really is planning to turn on the spending taps\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The\u00a0Daily Mirror<\/em>\u00a0claims<\/a>\u00a0that a new poll shows that 85% of senior citizens would refuse to pay for a TV licence if they lose their entitlement to a free one. Jeremy Hunt has said that he would protect the benefit if he is elected, expressing concern that failing to do so \u2018would be against our manifesto\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Guardian<\/em>\u00a0says<\/a>\u00a0the Labour Party has readmitted the MP Chris Williamson, who had been suspended after he claimed that it was \u2018too apologetic\u2019 about antisemitism. Other MPs have expressed their displeasure, with Ruth Smeeth saying that she was \u2018horrified\u2019 while Jess Phillips claimed to be \u2018disgusted\u2019. Party investigators had recommended tougher sanctions, but were over-ruled by a panel which included MPs Keith Vaz and George Howarth.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>According<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0The Sun<\/em>, talks are underway to axe the parliamentary recess for the party conferences in late September and early October. A Eurosceptic claimed that the move would to give \u2018MPs more time to stop us leaving\u2019, but a senior Tory told the paper that the new Prime Minister would need more time to get a deal through Parliament.<\/p>\n